Chinese Proverbs ( 10 of 105 )
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.
Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
One joy shatters a hundred griefs
One joy shatters a hundred griefs
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.
I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.
Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.
If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.
Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
